Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 4, Houston 1
Tuesday, September 18, 2012 8:15 PM
When: 8:15 PM ET, Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Where: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Mike Estabrook, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Dan Bellino
Attendance: 35422
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Houston 000000010171
St. Louis 01002010-490
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 48-100 32-43 16-57 L1
St. Louis 78-70 44-29 34-41 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the St. Louis Cardinals have a 44-29 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 16-57 record on the road.
  • St. Louis has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Cardinals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Kyle Lohse pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.71. Jason Motte closed out the game to get the save and has 36 saves for the season. Fernando Abad took the loss for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   St. Louis
Fernando Abad Player Kyle Lohse
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 7.0
6 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 4
5.40 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Houston   St. Louis
Jimmy Paredes Player Jon Jay
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
1 TB 3
1.000 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 7 0 9 .212 7 1 2 0 1
St. Louis 9 0 14 .300 10 4 3 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Houston. The Cardinals have a W/L % of .532 after a win and .521 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .323 after a loss.